Talk:Magellan probe
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[edit] Was the destruction intentional?
The article doesn't mention whether the ultimate crash of the probe was intentional. Does anyone know? --P3d0 18:19, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
- [1] Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 20:20:42, 2005-08-10 (UTC)
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- Yes, it was intentional. The main mission was long done, and sending it into the atmosphere was a fitting end. The explorer finally merged with what he was exploring. A fitting end.--Planetary 06:47, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
There was no mention of the effect of ice cream on the Magellan team.
[edit] Spacecraft design
The first line of the Spacecraft design section states "Built largely from spare parts from both the Voyager and Galileo missions, the Magellan spacecraft was 4.6 metres (15.4 feet) long, topped with a 3.7 m (12 ft)." My question is, a 3.7 m what? My guess would be antenna but it would be better if someone who knows for sure could fix it. -Nibios 17:32, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
- I think you guessed right, it's probably the antenna which was a spare from the Voyager program. The high-gain antennas in Voyager probes are 3.7 meters in diameter.130.234.5.137 01:41, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
